Chapter 3
The aftermath of what their discussion with John was the strategic retreat of all four turtles back to their basement wherein they would wait for their beloved Samantha to return from her studies in accounting to discuss her daily adventures with them. But on this night she did not make her visit to their dormitories as was the tradition. Nor it seemed did she return home, for five hours later, John was to burst into the basement with an extremely worried expression on his face.
"Have you guys seen Samantha?" He asked.
"No. Hasn't she come home yet?" Liem asked.
"No. It's not like her to be out this late." John replied.
"Has she got a party on?" Max enquired.
"Not that I know of, and she would usually give me a call if there was one on." Said John looking increasingly puzzled and anxious.
"Maybe she held up in traffic." Daniel suggested.
"You don't think anything's happened to her do ya?" Asked Rupert.
"I hope not." Said her father.
"Just wait a while longer. If she's at a party she'll call and if she's on her way home, she should be here soon." Dan put in. It was something about his voice that always had a soothing effect on his family when they were in a panack.
John soon left the basement leaving the turtles plenty of time to ponder about Samantha's absence. Maxwell stuck to his theory that Sam was at a party and was having so much fun that she momentarily forgot to phone her family. Dan adopted a 'wait and see' approach to the situation and concentrated on a rocket sketch that he was drawing up. Liem and Rupert meanwhile continued to worry.
"Hope nothing has happened to her." Rupert was saying. "Girl like her would be attractinga lot ofattention if she was by herself."
"Which is how she is most of the time." Liem agreed.
For Samantha was a girl who liked being solitary. This was part of the reason why she confided mostly in her reptilian brothers as opposed to her friends on the phone. The turtles had come to enjoying her company for many more hours than is usually available for a socially active twenty-year-old. She still had the one off parties to go to, but not nearly as much as most of the other girls her age.
"Samantha is a fully grown adult and she can take very good care of herself." Said Dan from his rocket drawing.
"Yeah but she's never been out this late without a call." Rupert replied.
"You're being very over protective you two." Dan held his line.
"Not over protective." Said Liem. "Just worried."
That night Jonathon Yamada did received the phone call he was waiting for. Only it was not from his daughter.